Lighting attachment for sewing and other machines.



J. W. LOVE & G. 0. WEBSTER. LIGHTING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING AND OTHERMACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1912.

1,083,020, Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

BY WW COLUMBIA PLANOIJRAPH CO.,WASNINGTON, n. c.

ITED sTAT "i JACOB W. LOVE AND GLENN G.

WEBSTER, or WARREN, OHIO.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAooB W. LOVE and GLENN C. lVEnsTnR, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Trumbull andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLighting Attachments for Sewing and other Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has reference to a lighting attachment for sewing andother machines, and may be employed in connection with any machinewherein concentration of light is desirable and the operators attentionis necessarily centered upon a small area, as in the case of stitching,eyeleting, vamping, embossing and skiving machines in shoe and otherfactories, all substantially as shown and described and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sewingmachine arm and table with our new and original attachment aflixed tothe arm of the machine in working relations. Fig. 2 is an enlargedperspective view of the attachment complete in itself and with thereflector partially in section. Fig. 3 is a cross section of thesupporting tube constituting the body of the attachment and showing oneform of means by which the respective clamping loops or straps aresecured upon said tube.

The attachment or fixture as thus shown is a complete article ofmanufacture and sale in itself and apart from the arm A of the sewing orother machine to which it may be attached, and comprises a comparativelylight brass tube B which is bent to the required shape according to theplace and position of its use and is provided with one or more clamps orclamping loops or straps substantially as shown by G and D respectivelyand whereby the device is fixed.

in using position. The said tube has a reverse bend 2 at its front endwhich is of substantially goose neck shape, in order to bring the lamp 3into right working relations to or with the needle point or where thelight is wanted, while the opposite end of the said tube is bentdownward at right angles or any other desirable angle which shallconform to the size and shape of the arm A or other part to which it isusually closely clamped by the means shown, or its equivalent. The bend2 may be modified to suit varying conditions and needs in difSpecification of Letters Patent. 7

Application filed. July 8, 1912.

Patented Dec. 30,1913.

Serial No. 708,127.

ferent types of machines. The said tube constitutes a conduit for theinsulated wire strand or cord 4 for the electric current.

The respective loops C and D are constructed of suitable metal ormaterial preferably flexible or easily bent, and are each rigidly andpermanently afiiXed to the said tube by wrapping the same thereon or bymeans of straps 5 or their mechanical equivalent, precaution in someinstances being taken by means of solder or the like to prevent possibleturning of the tube in said straps and in other instances leaving thesame free to turn and also slide to facilitate proper attachment and toavoid obstructing parts. The said loops have free ends except as theyare united by bolts or screws 6 and by which said loops are securelyclamped upon the said arm as shown, one near the middle thereof and theother about the base of the arm in this instance. The arm A is simplyillustrative of one place to which the straps may be applied.

An especially designed reflector socket 8 is made a permanent portion ofthe attachment so that it is impossible to jar the same loose, and thelamp socket 10 therein is a permanent fixture in said reflector socket,thus making the complete device as seen in Fig. 2 a unitary articleadapted to be handled and sold as such, less the lamp 3. A bendable tubeB is used but said tube is of such strength and firmness that it ispractically rigid and will hold any shape to which it may be bent, asindicated in full and dotted lines respectively in Fig. 2. The reflectorsocket 8 being brought within about six inches of the needle point bythe arrangement shown, the light is thrown directly where the work isbeing performed, thus not only eliminating all shadows but alsoprotecting the eye from glare and preventing strain and fatigue to thevision. This also enables us to use an incandescent electric lamp,preferably of a style which can be operated with a minimum of currentand of heat generated, which are material considerations from the viewpoints of economy and comfort.

In Fig. l the tube is shown as bent somewhat laterally or away from thearm at 2 and more or less as shown in Fig. 2 so as to get the requiredprojection beneath the arm and over the place of work, but the tubeshould be rigid enough not to easily bend by hand after it is shaped inthe factory for the particular machine for Which it is designed.Specifically the rear end of the tube is indicated by 12 and the bodyportion by 14.

hat We claim is:

1. The attachment described consisting of a tube adapted to bend to thedesired shape and having its ends extending at an angle to the bodythereof, a combined lamp and reflector socket permanently affixed to thefront end of said tube, clamping straps rigidly afiiXed to said tube andelectric Wires through said tube terminating in said reflector socket.

2. A fixture adapted to be attached to the arm of a machine andcomprising a tubular bendable conduit adapted to conform to the shape ofsaid arm and provided with a goose neck at its front end having a sockettherein and means in said socket to support an electric lamp, Wiresleading to said lamp through said conduit and means adapted to clamp thesaid conduit on the said arm.

3. An attachment adapted to be applied to a sewing or other machine toconcentrate light Within a given area therein, comprising a bendableconduit and a reflector and a lamp socketed in the front end thereof andthe opposite end bent at substantially right angles to the body of saidconduit, and clamping means on said conduit adapted to secure the sameto the machine.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures in presence of tWoWitnesses.

JACOB LOVE. GLENN O. WEBSTER.

"Witnesses E. M. FISHER, F. C. MUssUN.

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